| Brunfelsia calycina, Benth. (Franciscea calycina, Hook. F. pauciflora, Benth. F. confertiflora, Moore. Besleria inodbra, Vellozi). Habit erect or spreading, branching freely from the base upwards: Lvs. shortly petiolate, numerous, glabrous or nearly so, 3-4 in. long, elliptic or elliptic-ovate, acute, rich dark livid green above, pale green below: fls. rich dark purple in dense terminal or axillary cymes; pedicels an inch long; limb salver- shaped, with slightly wavy margins; calyx ¾-l in. long, tubular, light green. Brazil. B.M. 4583. —Extremely variable in the size of the fls. and Lvs. Some of the most distinct forms have been described as species by various botanists. All have fls. of some shade of purple and are here included as varieties. The following are well-marked forms in cult.: | | Brunfelsia calycina, Benth. (Franciscea calycina, Hook. F. pauciflora, Benth. F. confertiflora, Moore. Besleria inodbra, Vellozi). Habit erect or spreading, branching freely from the base upwards: Lvs. shortly petiolate, numerous, glabrous or nearly so, 3-4 in. long, elliptic or elliptic-ovate, acute, rich dark livid green above, pale green below: fls. rich dark purple in dense terminal or axillary cymes; pedicels an inch long; limb salver- shaped, with slightly wavy margins; calyx ¾-l in. long, tubular, light green. Brazil. B.M. 4583. —Extremely variable in the size of the fls. and Lvs. Some of the most distinct forms have been described as species by various botanists. All have fls. of some shade of purple and are here included as varieties. The following are well-marked forms in cult.: |